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Street Sweeping Operations to Begin on Monday, May 5th
Street sweeping operations will begin on Monday, May 5, 2025, weather permitting, in the north-western quadrant of the Borough. Once the north-western quadrant is completed, operations will continue in order as follows: north-eastern quadrant, south-western quadrant and finishing in the ...
Street Sweeper Operations Update
The Department of Public Works has completed street-sweeping operations in the northwest quadrant and has started the northeast quadrant. It is anticipated that northeast quadrant sweeping operations will continue for the remainder of the week and will be completed by ...
Borough Renews Recycling Contract, Hears Girl Scout Project for an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Board at LaGrande Park
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council on Monday night passed several resolutions including renewing the borough’s recycling contract with Grand Sanitation. The governing body also heard a Girl Scouts Gold Award project presentation by a high school student for an ...
“Almost two decades of hard work is now paying off for our citizens as we see property values rising and young families taking root in our thriving town.”
— Mayor Colleen Mahr
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Environmental Commission
In celebration of Women’s History month, this week we are recognizing the women who donate their time on the borough’s Environmental Commission: Sandy Redder, chair; Suzanne Custons-Sanschagrin, Phyllis Sandrock, MaryAnne StaRosa, Leslie Krone-Speck, Carol Chimento, and Andrea Parra. The Commission’s mission is to promote the conservation, protection, development, ...
Borough Council Holds Monthly Agenda Meeting
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council passed several resolutions at its monthly work session meeting on Monday, March 3rd. The council also agreed to move the March regular monthly council meeting to Tuesday, March 18th at 7 p.m. The following resolutions were passed: A resolution to enter into ...
Celebrating Black History Month: Thomas Chatterton Williams
During Black History Month we are recognizing those individuals and organizations with Fanwood roots or in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains community who are or have made a difference. This week we are recognizing Thomas Chatterton Williams, an author and staff writer at The Atlantic. Raised in Fanwood, he is ...